to upper roof planters wrapping around the Park
give a strong connection to the Jacaranda City.
The incorporation of a childrens’ interactive maze
water feature, climbing frames and mirror spheres
create fun elements to the space.
All ground level landscaping follows a water-
wise indigenous planting theme, with strong
interventions of contemporary straight lines
through low stone gabion walls and shade trees.
A large circular water feature on the traffic circle
with its numerous nozzles, coloured lights and
central geyser jets adds visual impact.
CENTRAL PARK LAYOUT PLAN
LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN
HVAC
For the purposes of the Green Star credit
requirements, energy consumption had to be
reduced by ±50% when compared to a reference
building with design properties as stipulated in
SANS204, which would also contribute to lower
greenhouse-gas emissions. To achieve this a
number of energy saving initiatives were employed.
The chilled water air-handling units run on a
100% full outside air economy cycle when the
conditions are favourable and have CO2 monitoring
for demand controlled outdoor air, which results
in a massive reduction in energy usage by the
building and ensures that the air in the centre is
always fresh enough for building occupants.
Large fans and chilled water pumps make use
of variable speed drives which allows only the
optimum quantity of air and water to be delivered in
order to meet minimum building demands, which
reduces unnecessary motor energy consumption.
Thermostatically controlled variable air volume
dampers in turn deliver only the necessary quantity
of air required by the shop based on the heat load
which prevents over supply of air into the shops.
Cooling towers are provided with variable
speed driven fans and simultaneous unloading
to improve fan efficiency at part load conditions.
The cooling towers are also sized for lower
condenser water temperatures to increase chiller
efficiency. A central energy centre was designed
with a combination of varying capacity chillers to
optimise on part load efficiencies, redundancy and
runtimes. Night time cooling is incorporated using
the intelligence on the BMS.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
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Menlyn Shopping Centre